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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - June 2022

Jun 2022

Mar 07, 2023

NADA and NCERT Sign MoU to Strengthen Value-based Sports Education

The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) under the Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry; and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) signed an MoU to strengthen value-based sports education amongst school children and teachers.
The key activities that will be undertaken through this MoU include developing e-content in an accessible format on sports values and ethics. The UNESCO Value-Based Sports Education toolkit will also be promoted in every classroom under the MoU.
This MoU will amplify NADA's outreach efforts multi-fold, in collaboration with NCERT. She stressed that the MoU will also help in creating awareness at the grassroots.
As a signatory to the UNESCO International Convention Against Doping in Sports, India holds the responsibility to augment clean sports efforts and promote value-based sports education in the country.

Mar 06, 2023

Annual IIT Delhi Science and Technology Festival 'Tryst 2023'

IIT Delhi students' annual 'Tryst' festival for science, technology, and management was held. It was organised by the Co-Curricular and Academic Interaction Council (CAIC), which is made up completely of IIT Delhi students, and is widely regarded as North India's greatest technology festival.
Since it began 30 years ago, the event has become incredibly well-known. The festival concept for this year (2023) centred on a mascot from the year 1804, who travelled through time to the year 2023 to study cutting-edge technology.
A showcase by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), an auto show with manufacturers like Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Ducati, and Mercedes, the Startup Expo, the India 2047 Ideation Challenge, robotics competitions, a drone workshop, etc. were some of the main elements of the Tryst 2023.
This year's festival (2023), which featured more than 75 events, anticipated the attendance of close to 60,000 people and participation from close to 20,000 students from more than 700 colleges around the country.

Odisha CM Announces Establishment of Health University

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the establishment of a health university in the state on the occasion of the 107th birth anniversary of politician Biju Patnaik. The university will be set up at Bhubaneshwar.
As per a notification issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department, all the medical and allied health science colleges and institutions will stand affiliated to the Odisha University of Health Sciences from the 2023-24 academic session.

NAAC Chairperson Resigns to Safeguard Sanctity of Post

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) chairperson Bhushan Patwardhan tendered his resignation, days after alleging in a letter to the University Grants Commission (UGC) that universities were obtaining questionable grades through unfair means.
Patwardhan had first raised questions over accreditation processes and expressed a desire to resign in February, following which UGC Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar appointed former AICTE chairperson Anil Sahasrabudhe to the post in March 2023.
NAAC is an autonomous body under the UGC that assesses and certifies higher educational institutions with gradings as part of accreditation.

Mar 05, 2023

IIT Madras Ties up with Denmark for Next-gen Fuels, Energy Systems Research

Towards expanding research projects in areas of climate change mitigation and enabling green transition, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras announced a collaboration with Industry and Academia in Denmark.
Four projects were disclosed in the presence of the Crown Prince of Denmark, Lars Aagaard, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Government of Denmark, and Freddy Svane, Ambassador of Denmark to India, among other stakeholders.
Three out of these four projects were announced to enable energy transition towards a low-carbon future as envisioned by IIT Madras Energy Consortium.
The fourth project was signed in the realm of Water to promote cooperation in engineering education and scientific research between Danfoss, Denmark and IIT Madras. Both institutions will undertake joint work on drinking water for coastal regions using renewable energy.

Mar 04, 2023

UPES School of Business Launches India's First MBA in Metaverse

UPES School of Business, a Dehradun-based private university, announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind MBA programme in Metaverse and Web 3.0 that offers aspirants a comprehensive understanding of the Metaverse, blockchain, and Web 3.0 ecosystems.
The two-year programme has a curriculum designed with three main principles in mind: theoretical knowledge of the Metaverse, immersive experiences through Meta labs, and practical experience with companies working in the Metaverse arena.
UPES School of Business has already experimented with classroom teaching in the Metaverse. The program aims to teach students how to work in the Metaverse through branding, marketing, and analytics.
With the launch of this new MBA programme, UPES School of Business endeavors to prepare future business managers and leaders well-versed in Web 3.0, such as product managers and chief Metaverse officers.

Mar 03, 2023

India, Australia Sign Framework for Mutual Recognition of Qualifications

India and Australia signed a Framework Mechanism for Mutual Recognition of Qualifications that will help ease the mobility of students and professionals between the two countries.
While the two countries will recognise the degrees, professional registrations of engineering, medicine and law pass outs will remain outside the framework's ambit.
The agreement was signed following a bilateral meeting between Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and his Australian counterpart Jason Clare, who is on a five-day visit to India.
At least 11 institutional-level memorandums were also exchanged between India and Australia's university sectors, which will promote research and academic collaborations between the two countries in several key sectors.

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